The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-03
The Military Companies.

The Light Artillery will receive $500 for their
exhibition drill at Anderson tomorrow.
The Emmett Guards aud Rice Zouaves will drill at
the Irish-American Clubs picnic to-day.
Herman Thiee. of the Rice Zouaves. has returned
from Cleveland, and win spend the Fourth here.
George Knodel. of Company A, who seriously
regained the use of it.
Company A viii hold its monthly competitive drill
for the prize badge next Tuesday evening. A bust
meeting will follow the drill.
Major James R. Ross has resigned from the Light
Infantry. Pressure of business and loss of time
the reasons given by the Major for his action.
AT the meeting of the Light Infantry held last
evening the resignation of Corporal j. K Sharpe jr
was accepted, and the resignation of Captain Ross
rejected
Below is given list of the errors made by the
Light Infantry in their drill at Washington accord
ing the scoresheets of Major Woodruff and Lieut.
W. o. Clark. two of the three judges. The word
cadence" means that at some time other during
the regularity of clock work introduced
when not authorized by tactics positively forbid
den in orders Stack arms one stack fell right and
left hand salutes, by the numbers, slow; facing
the right aud left one Awkward by file right dress
dressed ahead of time; pass from quick to double
time and reverse double time disturbed; march to
the stacks and resume arms arms rigid in marching.
Manual generally too slow; support, slow; at
several points too high; unfx bay.net
from order cadence; support from right shoulder,
one slow; recover four Slows load cadence; recover
one slow; aim, right obique, word company" left
out OF command; aim left ohlique. word COMPANY
left out of command; fire by file. cadence; fire as
rear rank cadence; obque FIRE rear rank. cadence
in loading: recover rank cadence. one slow;
fire kneeng. cadence; fire lying down. cadence. Elk
ecute right or left turn: opened out on flank oppo-
site guide change file cIosers to opposite flank while
marching executed from halt form column of tours to
to the front wrong movement: form TOURS slow; col
of tours. double rank distance. marching in
quick times form single rank TO the front in double
time disturbed dress and step; obique in line and
resumed direct march spread out in obliquing. Ad-
in double time 100 yards. hating and firing,
kneeling twice with blank cartridges then retire
pary over same ground in double time, hating
and firing kneeng to original front twice wit blank
cartridges double time ragged le hands carried too
low poor vollev fred wrong direction in retiring,
and only form column of platoon to the right,
Slow place column III march and change direction at
the time, poor marching of platoons; halt col
unn and form line to left, second platoon lost dis
lance one file did not halt at command form column
OF plaoons left in front without halting guide of
left platoon moved at wrong time form line on the
right. tours moved beyond place in line form
column of platoons to the front while marching
ond platoon made ragged oblique; reform company,
bring it to place rest, and report to judges, poor
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